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Education

  • 2024-2025

MFA in Arts and Humanities

Royal College of Art

  • 2020-2024

BA in Art and Art History

New York University Abu Dhabi

  • 2018-2020

Bilingual International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

Higher Level: Business Management, English Literature B, Visual Arts

Standard Level: Mathematics, Arabic A, Physics

Work Experience 

2023- Arts Proxy Program Facilitator at NYUAD Career Development Center 

  • Managed participant selection, curriculum development, and partner recruitment

  • Conducted research and collaborated with 4 artists and 3 art institutions to organize workshops on

    CV writing, portfolio building, and art residency applications

  • Facilitated weekly sessions attended by 8-15 students and external collaborators

  • Provided personalized guidance to participants on their art projects

  • Curated the final exhibition at NYUAD Arts Center

     

2022- Education and Public Programming Intern/Docent at 421

  • Initiated collaboration with Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism for the institute's resources to become a lending library

  • Ushered 10 informative tours in 2 months, educating and engaging visitors as a docent

  • Led the 3 pioneering tactile stations in the ‘On Foraging’ Exhibition:

  • Researched 2 braille translators to aid in creating special needs-inclusive exhibition guides

  • Outsourced 3 production companies to produce the tactile children's guides

  • Commissioned 3 tactile replicas of the artworks displayed for visitors to interact with

2022- Design Production Assistant at NYUAD Arts Center 

  • Redesigned a program’s logo (Procreate) to enhance its rebranding and marketing material

  • Designed navigation signage for the MFA program to provide creative/easy accessibility

  • Proposed a fresh design layout for renovating one of the Research Institute Centers

Awards/Residencies

Present-Spectrum Photographer in Residence 

  • Participated in weekly workshops on photography, curation, and writing in a 16-week residency

  • Collaborated with teammates, mentors, and the production team for the end-of-residency showcase

 

2022- Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award 

  • Awarded by Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Maktoum for ‘Distinguished Academic Performance’ in the creative field and outstanding educational experiences.

  • Received a trophy, medal, and a monetary prize of 40,000 aed


2022- Christo and Jeanne Claude Award Winner 

  • Recognized for designing Urban Fabric in the spirit of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work that can be publicly exhibited and enjoyed in collaboration with Jason Cruz and Jennifer Tsai

  • Displayed in Manarat Al Saadiyat during the Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Um Al Emarat Park, and is permanently in the Rabdan Marina Project.


2021- First Place, Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion Prize Winner

  • Recognized for developing Impermanence as a temporary pavilion realized at the Abu Dhabi Art Fair in collaboration with Jason Cruz and Jennifer Tsai.

  • Installation remained during the week of the art fair at Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Curatorial Experience 

2023- Zuhoor at Manarat Al Saadiyat

  • Curator 

2022- Emaratiya at The Cube, NYUAD

  • Co-Curator 

Selected

Exhibitions

  • 2024 - Spectrum Showcase - Manart Al Saadiyat (Upcoming)

  • 2024 - Personal Structures - Palazzo Mora, Venice Biennale 

  • 2024 - Making Medium - NYUAD Project Space 

  • 2024 - Seen/Scene - Rizq Art Initiative

  • 2024 - Sikka Art Fair - Al Shindagha, Dubai

  • 2023 - Transcendence at COP28

  • 2023 - Hathee Ana - Women’s Pavilion, Expo City Dubai

  • 2022 - Urban Fabric at Abu Dhabi Art

  • 2022 - Emaratiya - The Cube, NYUAD

  • 2022 - In the love of Sultan - Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah

  • 2021 - Impermanence at Abu Dhabi Art

  • 2021 - Khaleeji Art Museum's Emirati Womanhood Show, Dubai

  • 2019 - Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition [ADIHEX]

  • 2018 - Ras AlKhaimah Fine Arts Festival [RAKFAF]

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